Windsurfing holidays in Greece

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Sunset is the best time for surfing in Greece. This created excellent conditions for windsurfing and there are suitable places for beginners and advanced surfers. The best area for windsurfing in Greece - the Aegean Sea, for the reason that all the islands located in the sea, blown summer winds arriving from the north, the so-called Meltemi. Meltemi is the Water of the Aegean Sea from May to September, and especially the strength he gains during July and August. Intensity Meltemi varies for each area of the Aegean Sea.

In some areas the wind is much more and they - a blessed place for surfers. The highest wind force reaches of the Cyclades Islands - Naxos and Paros, and they attract each year thousands of surfers. The winds in the Ionian Sea, that blow during the summer months, call Maistros and they come from the Northwest. They are less powerful than the Meltemi, but in some areas, such as the famous island of Lefkada, the wind also creates excellent conditions for windsurfing and attracts thousands of surfers each year. In fact, everywhere in Greece you will find the basic equipment for surfing, but the best conditions, except the mentioned already Naxos, Paros and Lefkada - on the islands of Rhodes, Karpathos, Kos, Mykonos, Ios and Crete.

Surfing for Beginners

Island of Karpathos is located 10 kilometers south of the island of Rhodes. In the south of the island built serfovy Center Mistral. Club Mistral is located only 500 meters from the airport. The club has 2 surf center in Afiartise. Main center of the club is located in Gun Bay. The distance between felialami club at various beaches small and have the opportunity to take lessons at both centers alternately, as you prefer. Wind continuous and sustained by force, so the center of Mistral Karpathos go mostly beginners. Since the lagoon is no waves, and you do not break the knees and hands on board, but the waves are small - for small jumps. It is ideally work out the turns and the water start.

With regard to the boards, then they can always get in the club. You can, of course, and buy, but it does have some things to know about the boards. Most of the leading firms such as Starboard, Mistral, Hi-Fly, etc., produce special boards of education. But the main problem of these boards is that calculated at 5-6 years of operation, they are no longer necessary to the owner a maximum of two months. Once a man to learn to skate, as all the former advantages of the special board for learning recede into the background, and deficiencies are becoming too significant. So for beginners wiser to take the board to hire the club than just buy.

Surfing for advanced

Coastal Ixia and Ialyssos located approximately 5 kilometers from the city of Rhodes and the most interesting from the standpoint of windsurfing. Here is there a successful combination of wind direction (along the coast) and choice of hotels to suit all tastes, as well as many taverns, bars and discos. The most popular surf spot is Trianda, which is 5 kilometers from the city of Rhodes. The reason lies in the successful direction of the wind (along the coast) and the availability of hotels for all tastes. Warm wind Meltemi is sandwiched between the island of Rhodes and the coast of Turkey and is accompanied by gusts of warm air. During the summer the wind speed is 4.7 knots. Start blowing morning force 2.3 node and reaches a maximum in the afternoon. Wind force 4 nodes is guaranteed in July-August, almost daily. Average summer temperatures are high enough, but diskamforta from this, there is not, in the evening can "chill" up to 25 degrees. Likely in the summer you will not see the sky cloudless.

In Triande have three favorite athletes center for skiing: F2 Pro Center, Club Mistral, Surfer's Paradise. Because the shoreline is more or less flat, then no special advantages for none of the stations there. Newcomers to Triandu not go, because, although the water near the shore and even, no shoals and study hard. The waves can reach a height of one meter a little.

Talking about windsurfing in Rhodes, not to mention the area Prasonisi. The wind blows right and therefore on the right hand - normal (though small) profit, and to the left - flat water for beginners. This place is absolutely not suitable for habitation lovers of exquisite comfort. But there is a stronger and more stable than in Iksii wind. Now Prasonisi are two large center. One of them - F2 Pro. Those who repeatedly come to Rhodes, it is going to Prasonisi. Recently there began to gather keytserfery, since there the presence of large sandy beaches, salt and a good wind.

On the Greek island of Rhodes, regularly hosts the biggest event for windsurfers professionals. For example, 4-12 June 2005, Rhodes was the next European championship in the class "Formula windsurfing. Even before the start it became known that this championship will bring together a record number of participants - 123 participants from 26 countries and four continents have applied to participate. Wonderful weather, made it possible for organizers to fifteen races, as in "gold" and the "Silver" fleets for men and fourteen races for the women's fleet.